It was just a matter of time before someone automated the filling of returns to HMRC and Companies House. From paper receipt through to tax returns, this is the first step towards a complete link in the automated accounting chain.

Instafile was created to help small businesses avoid the ordinary pitfalls of the government’s manual systems and allow them to file returns themselves in minutes.

Every business that sells on payment terms wants one simple thing – for their customers to pay them on time. Unfortunately, the truth is that this is easier said than done. With Lloyds Bank reporting late last year that in the UK alone, SMEs are collectively owed more than £580 billion in outstanding invoices, there’s an oft-unspoken cashflow crisis sweeping the country.